I can honestly say that I have now looked at more "Fire & Ice" shots than I ever care to again, and I have rated only one above a three. The focus lines in this piece are very ambiguous, and the ice is underplayed to the point of detrimental to the shot. I just don't think it emphasises the ice enough to reach a very bold statement of "opposites".
Wow, that's a lot of fire, hope nobody got hurt! Good idea as you probably figured out by all the other fire and ice entries. This shot seems off and the rull of thirds doesn't really apply either and the flames going off the edges bother me just a bit, I would reallly have liked to seen them all or maybe a tigher crop so the ice is centered more and it's surrounded by flames with no negative space, let me get my trusty envelopes and see! :)
WOW! that made a difference, I put the envelopes on the sides and bottom, leaving the top as is and it really made the shot jump out more! I started with a 3 on this but am raising to a 7, would love to see it if you decide to recrop!
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